Horseshoe.



A. GAUTH|ER.-

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, 1915.

1 1 9 1 ,4 1 3. Patented Jul 18, 1916.

A. Gauthier 'l-ED ATES PAT NT o rro AIME e'AnrHIER, or WILLOW cI'rY,NORTH-DAKOTA.

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To all whom it may concern. g j

Be it known that, I, AIME GAUTHIER, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada,residing at'Willow City, in the county of'Bottineau, State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes;and I. do hereby declare thefollowing tobe a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable 7 others skilled inthe art to. which it appertains vto make and use the .same.

This invention relates to a horse shoe.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device whichincludes a plurality of removable calks.

A further object of thezinvention resides in so constructing the devicethat the calks may be removed without necessitating the removal of theshoefrom the horses foot.

A still further object of the invention re Fig. 2 is a rear elevation ofthe shoe. Fig.

3 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 4 is a fragmental detail of the toecalk and the forward portion of the shoe, showing the manner of mountingthe calk on the shoe. Fig, 5 is a bottom plan view of a modification'ofmy device. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation thereof. Referring to the drawingwherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout theseveral views :-In the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawingsI have illustrated my device as consisting of a shoe l-which hasenlargements 2 and 3 on the lower face of the ends thereof and anenlargement 4 at the toe portion thereof. The enlargement 2 is providedwith a socket 5 which extends transversely of the shoe and is ofdove-tail formation.

Detachably mounted in this socket 5 is a wedge-shaped calk 6 whichconsists of a body portion made of soft metal and a bearing plate 7,which bearing plate is of uni- Patented ul is, 19,16.

1 Application filed May 21, 915. Serial m. 29,638.

form thickness throughout. Thus as the calkis subjected to wear the bodyportion will wear quicker than the bearing plate and consequently aportion of the plate will al- Ways fbeexposed to penetrate the ground;This calk isyheld inplace 1bya set screw 8 whichpasses through and inthreaded engagement with the enlargement 2. The body portion of the calkis provided with a depression 9into which the. inner end of the setscrew 8 extends so as to prevent the displacement of the calkfrom theshoe and bind it in place. This set screw is provided with a squaredhead as shown in the drawing for the reception of a wrench.

Mounted in the enlargement 3 is a socket 10 therein, which is offormation similar to the socket 5, but extends from the front to therear of theshoe, is a calk 11 which is similar in formation to the calk6 and is providedwith a bearing plate 12. This calk 11 is maintained inplace by a set screw 13. Mounted in a socket 14 in the enlargement 4 andextending transversely of the shoe is a calk 15 which is provided with abearing plate 16 and is maintained in place in the said socket by a setscrew 17. a The calk 11 which is located on the outside of the foot ofthe horse is slightly longer than the calk 6 as it has been found byexperience that the outside calk will wear faster than the inside calk.

It will thus be seen that the calks are all in place and secured by theset screws so that the horses foot will be prevented from slipping inany direction. It will further be seen that by providing a soft metalbody portion for each of the calksand a hard metal bearing plate ofdecreasing thickness 'that'a portion of the bearing plate will always beexposed until 'it is entirely worn away and this exposed portion will beof such thiclmess that it will readily penetrate or-gripthe ground. f

In the embodiment of my invention shown inv Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawingI have omitted the calks 6 and 11 and have replaced them by thefollowing structure: A pair of arms 18 and 19 are pivoted together on aremovable bolt 20. Formed on the "end'of the arm 18 is a calk' 21 havinga bearing plate 22 therein, which calk is adapted to fit into the socket5 of the shoe 1. On the other arm 19 is formed a calk 23 which includesa bearing plate24 and which calk is adapted to fit into the socket '10in the, enlargement 3 and to be secured therein by the set screw 13. Thearms 18 and 19 extend forwardly between the arms of the shoe 1 and forma protector for the bottom of the horses foot.

7 From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided ahorse shoe which includesa plurality of calks so arranged that theslipping of the horses foot in any direction will be prevented and Ihave constructed each of the calks so that it includes a soft metal bodyportion and a relatively harder metal bearing blade;

While I have illustrated anddescribed a particular embodiment of myinvention, I

have merely done'so for the sake of con-ven- Copies of this patent maybe obtained for Washington, D. 6;

arms extending from said calks andmeans for securing the arms together.

2. The combination with a horse shoe having a socket in one end thereofextending longitudinally of the adjacent side and a socket in the otherend thereof extending trans- Versely of the adjacent side, of calksdetachably mounted in said sockets, arms extending from said cal-ks andmeans for securing the arms together.

3. The combination with a horse shoe having a socket in one end thereofextending longitudinally of the adjacent side and a socketin the otherend thereof extending transversely of the adjacent side,of calksdetachably mounted in said sockets,'arms extending from said cal'ks'andinwardly from the'ends of the shoe and. means for securing the armstogether.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presenceof twowitnesses.

hi AIME GAUTHIER. 7 mark Witnesses J S.'fODLA ND,

ELMER HoLz.

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